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Secondary Assessment Flashcards

1
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What do you look for when assessing the head?

A

Battle signs,

Raccoon eyes,

Eyes - PERRLA,

Mouth - LOBO.

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Head:

What are battle signs?

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(Mastoid Ecchymosis)

A crescent shaped bruise that appears behind one or both ears.

Indicates fracture at the bottom of the skull and suggest underlying brain trauma.

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Head:

What are raccoon eyes?

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(Periorbital Ecchymosis)

Indicates basal skull fracture.

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Head:

What is eyes - PERRLA?

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Pupil Equal Round React to Light and Accommodation.

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5
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Eyes - PERRLA picture?

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6
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Head:

What is mouth - LOBO?

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Lacerations,

Obstructions,

Broken Teeth,

Odor.

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7
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What do you look for when assessing the neck?

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Jugular Vein Distension (JVD),

Tracheal Deviation,

C-Spine Palpitation.

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Neck:

What is Jugular Vein Distention (JVD)?

A

Blood flow refluxes, flows backwards from the right atrium into the jugular vein.

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Jugular Vein Distention (JVD) picture?

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Neck:

What is Tracheal Deviation?

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Neck:

What does a tracheal deviation mean?

A

Collapsed lung from a chest wound.

Air fills the lung and causes pressure.

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Neck:

What is C-Spine palpation?

A

Check for step-offs (bone not lined up properly).

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C-Spine palpitation picture?

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14
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What do you look for when assessing the abdominal area?

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TERDS.

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15
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What is the T in TERDS?

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Tenderness.

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What is the E in TERDS?

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Evisceration.

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17
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What is the R in TERDS?

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Rigidity.

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18
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What is the D in TERDS?

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Distention.

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19
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What is the S in TERDS?

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Swelling.

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20
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You divide the abdominopelvic area into how many quadrants?

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Four equal quadrants.

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How do you palpate the abdominopelvic area?

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Clockwise starting from the right upper quadrant.

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Abdominopelvic Quadrants picture?

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23
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What is a General Head-To-Toe Assessment?

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DCAP-BTLS.

24
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What is the D in DCAP-BTLS?

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Deformities.

25
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What is the C in DCAP-BTLS?

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Contusions.

26
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What is the A in DCAP-BTLS?

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Abrasions.

27
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What is the P in DCAP-BTLS?

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Punctures.

28
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What is the B in DCAP-BTLS?

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Burns.

29
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What is the T in DCAP-BTLS?

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Tenderness.

30
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What is the L in DCAP-BTLS?

A

Lacerations.

31
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What is the S in DCAP-BTLS?

A

Swelling.

32
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What are Deformities?

A

Malformations or distortions of the body.

33
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What are Contusions?

A

Injury to tissues with skin discoloration and without breakage of skin,

Also called a bruise.

34
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What are Abrasions?

A

Scrape causes by rubbing from a sharp object resulting in surface denuded of skin.

35
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What are Punctures?

A

Wound with relatively small opening compared with depth, produced by a narrow pointed object.

36
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What are Burns?

A

Burns are injuries to tissues caused by heat, friction, electricity, radiation or chemicals.

37
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What is Tenderness?

A

The condition of being tender or sore to the touch.

38
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What are Lacerations?

A

A torn or jagged wound caused by blunt trauma, incorrectly used when describing a cut.

39
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What is Swelling?

A

Sign of inflammation, caused by the exudation of fluid from the capillary vessels into the tissue.

40
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DCAP-BTLS picture?

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41
Q

What is Crepitation?

A

Crackling sounds or sensation from grating of the ends of fractured bones.

42
Q

What are the two pneumonic’s used for getting a pertinent medical history?

A

SAMPLE,

OPQRST.

43
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What is the S in SAMPLE?

A

Signs and symptoms.

44
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What is the A in SAMPLE?

A

Allergies.

45
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What is the M in SAMPLE?

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Medications.

46
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What is the P in SAMPLE?

A

Past history.

47
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What is the L in SAMPLE?

A

Last oral intake.

48
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What is the E in SAMPLE?

A

Events leading up.

49
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What is the O in OPQRST?

A

Onset.

50
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What is the P in OPQRST?

A

Provocation.

51
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What is the Q in OPQRST?

A

Quality of pain.

52
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What is the R in OPQRST?

A

Region and radiation.

53
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What is the S in OPQRST?

A

Severity.

54
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What is the T in OPQRST?

A

Time and history.

55
Q

What is the pneumonic for the 6 rights of a patient?

A

DDDPRT

Triple D PRT.

56
Q

What is Triple D PRT?

A

Drug,

Documentation,

Dosage,

Patient,

Route,

Time.

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